Area Obituaries

David Lee Cornelius, Ph.D. died after an extended illness at Providence Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane, Wash. on Sept. 21, 2022.  Born in Harrodsburg on April 9, 1945, he was the son of James Wilson Cornelius and Sarah Susan Cornelius.  He is survived by his husband, Fredrick A. Montgomery. Two of his five siblings also…

Renee Bradshaw, 50, of Harrodsburg died Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, at her residence.  Born June 21, 1973, in Harrodsburg, she was the daughter of Theresa Marcum Sparks of Harrodsburg and the late Jerry Gullett.  She worked as a waitress at Bob Evans in Lexington, had attended the Ebenezer Church of Christ. Survivors, in addition to…

Glenda Gail Barrett, 83, of Harrodsburg, widow of Judson H. Barrett, died Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, in her home. Born March 7, 1939, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of Raymond (Bobby) Devine and Mayble (Taylor) Devine. She was in retail, was the former owner of Swirly Top Restaurant, volunteered at the James B.…

Thelma F. “Sissy” Lewis Votaw, 92, widow of Herman Votaw, of Lexington, died Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, at her residence.  Born Feb. 20, 1930, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late Oscar Lewis and Thelma Anderson Lewis.  She was a retired General Electric employee and  member of Broadway Baptist Church. Survivors include:…

Thomas W. Reynolds, 71, husband of Janie Gabhart Reynolds, of Harrodsburg,  died Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022.  Born April 15, 1951, in Mercer County, he was the son of Cornell Mobley Reynolds of Harrodsburg and the late Hyman Reynolds.  He was a senior buyer for Whirlpool Panasonic and was a member of the Berea Christian Church. Survivors,…

Martha Jane Phillips Moore, 82, widow of Tebbs Shewmaker Moore, formerly of Harrodsburg, died Sept. 18, 2022, in Cincinnati, Ohio.  Born Nov. 30, 1939, in Harrodsburg, she was the daughter of the late William Hartford Phillips and Marie Cotton Phillips. She was a Harrodsburg High School graduate, University of Kentucky graduate with a History degree…

Dennis McWilliams, 78, of Richmond, widower of Jenny Peavler McWilliams, died Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, at Norton Hospital in Louisville.  Born June 4, 1944, in Jeffersonville, Ind., he was the son of the late Robert McWilliams and Iris McCleary McWilliams.  He was a retired accident reconstruction specialist, and a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. …

Tina Louise Jenkins, 66, of Harrodsburg, widow of Richard Anthony Jenkins, died Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, at University of Kentucky Bluegrass Care Center in Lexington.  Born Nov. 28, 1955, in Fairbanks, AK, she was the daughter of Merle (Simpson) Ziegler and the late Darwin Dale Ziegler. She graduated from Moline High School in Illinois, was…

Golden Jewel Graves Gillespie, 91, widow of Camilus Gillespie Jr., died Friday, Sept. 16, 2022, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington. Born Aug. 1, 1931, in Washington County, she was the daughter of the late Mann Graves and Flora Mae Goode Graves.  She worked at Cowden Manufacturing of Springfield, was a homemaker …